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Want To Sell WP1 1 All 1 * You Will Profit Something? I A 1 I A Qf H ^ \T ll AC M Y°U A,WayS ^ Try a Want Ad A A JbiAL A A A A Cl , jf Al A AAA ^ Times' Advertisements DEVOTED TO THE CIVIC, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF ALLEGHANY COUNTY Volume No. 15. GALAX, VA. (Published for Sparta, N. C.) THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1939. Number 20. ThisWeek in Washington Washington, Sept. 27 (AS)— Those who have been in the best position to sound, out the temper of Congress are swinging toward the belief that the outcome of the special session which began on September 21 will be a com plete repeal of the. whole Neutral ity Act of 1937. In any event, that part of the existing law to which the President objects most strongly, the prohibition against selling, arms and munitions to any nation at war, will be wiped off the statute books, appears practically certain. That this would work to the advantage of the British and French and to the disadvantage of Germany is conceded by the supporters of both sides of the controversy. That aid to the democracies against the dictator ships is the purpose of the Ad ministration is also conceded by both sides. But the President and, the oth ers who favor repeal of the pres ent law say that the Untied Stat es will be more truly neutral if it makes no attempt whatever by law to discriminate between war ring nations, but spreads its war supplies on the counter and says to all concerned “come and get it.” If Germany can’t pay for the merchandise of death and take it away, that’s Germany’s hard luck and not our fault. Taking Sidles The opponents of the repeal of the Neutrality law contend that to let down the embargo on arms shipments would amount to taking sides in a war which may involve the United, States in any event, but would be much more certain to involve us if we removed the legal barriers to furnishing weap ons for either side. The whole question, as Wash ington observers see it, is cloud ed1 by third-term politics. A con siderable proportion of the Sena tors and Representatives who be lieve* that the United States should not discriminate between custo mers for war supplies are oppos ing the plan to repeal the arms embargo because of their fear that public sentiment could be swayed by the ancient plea: “Nev er swap horses while crossing a stream,” and so be inclined to keep the Executive of the mo ment in power. There is no possible doubt of the earnest desire of every mem ber of the Government, Senators, Representatives and the Presi dent and all of his aides, to keep America out of the war. The only argument is how best to do that. In his recent radio address, Col. Charles A. Lindbergh sur veyed the European situation un emotionally and expressed with great clearness the reasons why America should not let itself be come involved in Europe’s quar rels. He was expressing his own personal, views, and neither ad vocated nor opposed changing the present neutrality laws. That his appeal is being quoted by both sides in the present controversy in support of their respective be liefs is as good an illustration as any of the confusion of thinking on the part of the men who will have to make the decision in Con gress. Avoiding ‘InfcidonU’ Numerous “Diplomatic inci dents” arose in the early days of the World War from the de tention by the British of Ameri can ships carrying cargoes to neutral countries, and the seizure of many such cargoes as con traband of war. The Administration is deter mined that there shall be no such “incidents” in this war. No pro test has been made, for example, against the action of the British in taking several American ships into port and searching them, and the seizure of a shipment of American phosphates carried in an American ship but destined' for Germany. President Boosevelt pointed out in a press conference that the doctrine of the right of a nation at war to seize merchandise in tended for the enemy, even though it was first shipped to a neutral nation, was an American doctrine, first promulgated by the United States in our own Civil War, to justify the seizure of supplies intended for the Con federacy, although they had been delivered in Bermuda or the Ba hamas. This doctrine is now an accepted tenet of international law, and it is upon the general principles of the law of nations that President Roosevelt prefers to stand, rather than on the Neutrality Act with its embargo provisions. Preparations for war, mean while, are continuing at a pace which reflects a genuine fear of being called upon to fight for American rights, though nothing which has occurred in Europe thus far suggests any intention or desire on the part of any (turn to page 5, please) Germany is now convinced that a real war exists —with Britain and France is a certainty, it is ap'parent in Berlin, where Nazis had expressed hope that the British and French would accept Germany’s conquest of Poland as an accomplishmed fact and let matters rest there without push ing the conflict on the western front. But it was reliably learned Sunday that the German high command has taken a signifcant step by starting construction of a bombproof great army had quarters “somewhere” apparently in preparation for prolonged warfare. This information said the Ger man “G.H.Q.” (grosses haupt quartier) was being built on a mountain in such a manner as to be invulnerable to enemy bombs dropped from above. The German high command seemed convinced Britain did not intend to start fighting in ear nest until spring and that there was plenty of time, therefore, for army construction work. It is known in Berlin that in creasing numbers of the British expeditionary force are reaching and if past events on the eastern front can be used as a standard.it may be expected that German bombers soon will strike at en campments of these British units. In addition, if the policy thus far followed is unchanged, it may be expected the French will be left unmolested, more or less, in the hope of weaning the French away from their British allies. German army communiques re porting progress of the war have paid scant attention to the west ern front. Ik Piney Creek High School Fair is to be kid —ion Saturday, October 7, preceded on Friday night, the 6th, with a musical program in the high school auditorium, beginning at 7:30 o’clock. The music will be furn ished by a group of musicians who broadcast from radio sta tion WJHF, in Johnson City, Tenn. Baseball games are scheduled for Friday and Saturday after noons, with Oak Hill School and Sparta High School, respectively, playing Piney Creek High School. A box supper will be given Saturday night, at 7:30 o’clock. All entries, except livestock, should be in place by 1:30 o’clock Friday afternoon, and livestock by 9:30 o’clock Saturday morn ing. No exhibit may be remov ed before 3:30 o’clock Saturday afternoon. The Piney Creek fair will be primarily an agricultural fair, largely under the direction of L. K. Boyer. Agriculture teacher in Piney Creek High School Agri culture students and Home “Ec” girls. A big road celebration is bong planned —tentatively for Friday, October 20, at Norvale Crags, on the top of the Blue Ridge Mountain, about six miles south of Galax. The occasion is to celebrate the com pletion of construction and sur facing of the road leading from Mount Airy, by way of Low Gap, toward Galax, connecting with the surfaced road at the state line, near the top of the mountain. A., meeting of civic organization leaders of Galax and representa tives of similar civic organiza tions of Mount Airy was held yesterday (Wednesday) morning, in the Municipal Building in Ga lax, with Warren B. Giersch, president of the Galax Associ ation of Commerce, as general chairman, for the purpose of discussing plans for this celebra b ration. It is expected that Sparta and •other nearby towns will take part (turn to page 6, please) Plowing Champion WHEATLAND, 111.—Here is Carl Hageman, of Wheatland, who won the plowing champion ship of the world in the 62nd annual competition here recently. Hageman also won the title in 1923. “We shall not go to foreign shores,” said Gov. Hoey —Monday night in a speech in Raleigh, “but we shall maintain and defend our rights at home.” Governor Hoey was urging modification of “our present unneutral neutrali ty law.” Speaking at a banquet meet ing of the 20th Carolina Kiwanis Club district convention, the chief executive said he did not subscribe “to the view that this country will inevitably be drawn into this war.” [ “Our previous experience should guide us along the defi nite pathways of peace,” he rea soned. “I know the difficulties to be encountered in maintain ing our peace when the whole world is aflame with the war spirit, but we should realize the necessity of weighing dispassion ately every situation as it devel ops and be prepared to safeguard our nation against any precipi tous action as the result of stud ied propaganda or organized ef fort to force the United States into this conflict.” Expressing the opinion modifi cation of the neutrality law would “make for our peace and the peace of the world,” the Governor termed as unconvincing arguments that such changes would be a step in the direction of war and would benefit muni tions manufacturers. “The present law distinctly fa vors Germany and Russia,” he said. “Why should it be consid ered a move in the direction of war to remove a discrimination from our statute books against England and France, our friends and the friends of popular gov ernment?” “We are not going to have a war with France and England and they are not going to men ace our peace. If they can win this war then we shall not be subjected to the hazard of Hit ler in the future. Should we be willing to deny to any nations the benefits of geography and their own sea power when the other nations at war with them have the full benefit of their location on me continent ana me [developed land forces? [ “I would prefer to sell supplies i rather than send men to fight [Europe’s battles. We have a right to follow international law. “I am not ready for Hitler to dictate the policy of America. I believe in building our defenses at home so strong that we can take care of ourselves in any war that might be forced upon us. “The argument about muni tions manufacturers is merely an appeal to the antipathy to war time profits and the psychology of opposition to making money out of munitions of death. Hie gist of it is that we should deny to our customers the right to purchase what they most need.” The NYA office will be closed after Saturday i—September 80, and Leo M. Woodruff announces that he will be in the office of the Superin tendent of Public Welfare on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 11:00 to 12:00 o’clock, to inter view applicants. Boys and girls wishing to regis ter for NYA work may see Mr. Woodruff there. Several Alleghany persons attended ;“High School” Day —at the ' University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Saturday, September 23. i The trip to Chapel Hill has . ibeen described by one who went ; from Alleghany County as hav | ing been a very successful and I pleasant one. The Alleghany group arrived in Chapel Hill about eleven o’clock Saturday morning, had lunch, which was provided by the University, and then attended the football game between The Cit adel and the University, which was also free to the high school seniors and chaperones. Such outstanding features as the concerts given by bands from several North Carolina high schools, the very gorgeous parade of the platoon from The Citadel, the inspiring words from such notables as Governor Clyde Roark Hoey and President Frank P. Graham, of the University, and the game itself, which ended in a 50-0 victory in favor of Car olina, made the day one to be long remembered. The following made the trip: Misses Myrtle Truitt, Hattaline Edwards, Elvira Wagoner, Texie Hoppers, Marjorie Halsey, Mar jorie McMillan, Mattie McMillan, Rose Wagoner, Nella Goodman, Ruby Atwood, Wanda Choate and Lois Reeves, Page Andrews, Howard Moxley, Lon Reeves, Don Miller, Guy McCann and Hugh Perry, all high school students, and C. R. Roe, principal of Sparta High School; Harold H. Higgins, Agriculture teacher in Sparta High School; Thomas Haigwood, W. B. Taylor, B. F. McCann and Misses Nina Gray Liles, Gertrude Andrews and Ai leen Perry, of the Sparta schools faculty, Miss Nina Edwards, Miss Truitt and Dean Andrews. Work on the play, “A Poor Married Man,” to be given —within the next few weeks by members of the faculty of Spar ta High School, has started. This play, which is a refined comedy, is expected to be very interest ing, with action as the dominant keynote. The characters range, in type, from the “poor married man,” who is encumbered with a moth er-in-law, to his Negro servant, a real black trump. After two hours of fun and ludicrous adven. tures, all ends happily and mar riage is pronounced a distinct success. | Miss America, 1939 ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.—In troducing Miss Patricia Donnel ly of Detroit, Mich., winner of the annual Atlantic City beauty contest for Miss America. 1 RUSSO-GERMAN ARMS PACT? MOSCOW, Sept. 26.—Soviet Russia announced tonight the ex pected arrival of German For eign Minister Joachim von Rip pentrop tomorrow for a second history-making visit which diplo matic quarters predicted might lead to a Russian-German mili tary pact. U. S. PROPOSES PROGRAM PANAMA, Panania, Sept. 26.— The United States today propos ed to the inter-American neutral ity conference a sweeping pro gram designed to keep the Euro 1 pean war at a distance from the , western hemisphere. The program, which would be undertaken in cooperation with ithe other American republics, was presented by the chief United States delegate, Sumner Welles, under-secretary of state. REPORTS “SUBS” CHECKED ! LONDON, Sept. 26.—Great Britain’s first lord of the admir alty, Winston Churchill, today told the nation that enemy sub marines were being checked with greater success than in the World War and that the empire’s mer chant marine was being armed for a fight that “is only just i beginning.” Speaking in the house of com mons immediately after Prime Minister Chamberlain had made his fourth report on the war’s progress, Churchill stole the show from hi3 chief. that worm peace may oe oeierr jied —“by the strong moral stand we now take.” Hie Rt. Rev. Freeman, bishop of the Washington, D. C., Episcopal diocese, delivered his sermon to thousands of World War veterans who had converged on Chicago for the annual American Legion convention which officially began there Monday, scheduled to con tinue through today. The ser mon was preached at religious and patriotic services held Sun day night in Grant Park, over looking Lake Michigan. “Some part of this earth must be kept free from the bloody shambles of war” and “some ideals that are indispensable to the ways of orderly living must be preserved.” Citizens of the United States, he said, “have a trusteeship for what we hold of justice and aright in all human relations that we will not sacrifice or abandon. We refuse to be cajoled or coerced by the opinions of those who aore not of our ways of thinking and living. “We may by every reasonable and consistent means give our strong moral and, if need be, our material wealth to set for ward the cause of democracy. Once peace is restored we shall be the better prepared to lend our aid in rebuilding the orderly ways of life if we maintain unimpaired the standards and ideals of our national life.” Bishop Freeman said “we have unmistakable evidence” that American neutrality in the Eu ropean war “is the determined will of our people.” “It is not a cowardly course, nor one governed by selfish in terests,” he declared. “We failed (in the last war) to make the world safe for democracy and we failed to establish the peace of Europe. What happened at Ver sailles undid what was done in prodigal sacrifice on the battle fields of France. We are still paying the price and shall con tinue to pay for generations to come.” Speaking on the same program, the only general meeting of the first day of the Legion’s 21st annual convention, National Com mander Stephen F. Chadwick like wise made an appeal for peace. “Rather than direct aid,” he said, “it is sometimes better for a man in trouble that he have available to him the inspiration of one who, by the righteousness of his life, has been able to avoid trouble. “Rather than armed assault, it is sometimes better for the poo-1 pie of a nation that they have) available to them the example of, a nation that has progressed and found peace and prosperity as', a free nation; than that an at-) tempt be made by sword and) bayonet and bomb and gas to impose by force, our ideals up-1 on them.” A number of coses have been disposed of in Alleghany Superior Court this week —since the September term opened in the Court House here on Monday —morning with Judge Felix E. Alley, .of Waynes ville, on the bench. Solicitor J. Earle McMichael, of Winston-Salem, is prosecuting for t'he state, and Miss Wilma Crouse is acting as court stenographer. The following men are serving as jurors: R. G. Cox. Connie Edwards, Mack Wagoner, T. A. Edwards, Fred Governor Hoey is to speak tomorrow at West Jefferson —at the Ashe County Fair, which opened there Tues day and will close Saturday night, September 30. Gov ernor Hoey’s address is scheduled for Friday afternoon, at 2:00 o’clock. Midway attractions at the fair are being provided by the Bul lock Amusement Enterprises, Inc., consisting of fifteen concessions and four modern riding devices. Mammoth fireworks are also dis- j played each night. Yesterday (Wednesday) after noon, inspirational and instructive speeches were made by F. R. Famharn, dairy specialist at State College, Raleigh, Dr. C. E. Grin nell, of the state experiment sta tion, and other outstanding speak ers. This (Thursday) morning, var ious contests for men and women will be held and tonight the Ashe Post American Legion, will spon- I sor an old-time fiddlers’ oonven- j tion at West Jefferson High | Schoo.l Tomorrow (Friday) is “edu-i cational day.” Field day events ! for Ashe county school boys and girls will take place at 10:30 o’clock; a pony race will be stag ed at noon and Governor Hoey’s speech will be heard at 2:00 o’clock. I At 3:45 p. m. tomorrow, Lans ing High School football team wall play Madison High School on the West Jefferson ball ground and at night a free agricultural movie, stressing the value of soil conservation, purebred livestock and improved seeds, will be shown at the West Jefferson school. Saturday will be “West Jeffer son day” and the fair will close that night with a dance in the new community club house, held under the sponsorship of the Legion. The Ashe County Fair is a .strictly non-commercial one and is sponsored by the Jeffersons Rotary Club, the American Leg ion and Auxiliary, the West Jef ferson’s Women’s Club, and the Ashe county farm agent’s office. The fair has a three-fold pur pose—first, to promote and en courage the advancement of farm crops, livestock raising, dairying and home-improvement; second, to provide clean and wholesome entertainment for both young and old, and third, to promote a keen er spirit of fellowship, acquaint ance and understanding among the people of Ashe and adjoining counties. Ed M. Anderson, president of the Rotary Club, is chairman of the executive committee and H. D. Quessenberry, assistant farm agent, is cooperating. Three persons were injured on Friday, September 22 —when the automobile in which they were riding crashed" into the rear of a truck, near John And esr Osborne’s store. The injured persons were Royce Lookabill, Galax, and Dwight Greene and Claude Crouse. Itr. Greene, who was driving, was blinded by the rising sun, it is said, and failed to see the truck in time to avoid striking it. REV. L. F. STRADER WILL PREACH SUNDAY MORNING —October 1, at eleven o’clock, in the Sparta Methodist Church, of which he is pastor. REV. HOWARD J. FORD IS SCHEDULED TO PREACH —here at the Baptist Church, ofi which he is pastor, Sunday night, October 1, at 7:30 o’clock.] L. Andrews, Rufus Joines, Alex Coomes, A. M. Osborne, Glenn. Edwards, Jones Tilley, L. V.' Joines, E. E. Caudill, W. F. Houghton, J. A. McCann, J. T. Miles and Elmer Edwards. The Grand Jury is composed of the following: Fred Collins, John Richardson, James W. Wagoner, J. F. Busic, C. C. Reeves, R. T. Landreth, , G. N. Evans, Fred Brown, Robert Tay lor, A. A. Ayers, Arol Choate, M. S. Reeves, C. G. Mitchell, Van Miller, Fred Handy, John T. Choate, J. M. Houghton and' John C. Church. The officer in charge is Wiley Irwin. Cases disposed of were as fol lows: John Taylor, Jr., drunken driving. Alias capias issued. Boyce Royal, non payment of cost. Case left open. Capias to be issued in 15 days unless costs are paid. W.. A. Coomes pleaded guilty of assault. Prayer for judgment continued two years on payment of costs. P. L. Billings, driving drunk. Nol pros with leave. Charlie Harris, driving drunk. Alias capias. Robert Sexton, carrying con cealed weapon. Alias capias. George Whitaker, assault. Pray er for judgment continued' five years on condition that defend ant support wife and child, and not assault them, costs to be paid before next term of court. Johnnie Myers and Robert Myers, public nuisance. Case removed to Ashe County for trial. Woodrow Billings, driving Urunk. Judgment nisi sci fa instanter process. Handy Murphy, driving drunk. Defendant bo pay costs and serve ninety days on roads, latter sen tence bo go into effect if at any time during the next five years he violates any of the traffic laws of the state. Edna Woods, defendant sen tenced to be imprisoned in the State Prison of North Carolina for 18 months, this sentence not to go into effect unless defend ant is found in Alleghany Coun ty within five years. Frank Hodge, no bill found. Everette Fortner, driving drunk. Sentenced to work on I roads for ninety days. Ralph O’Neal and Jeff O’Neal, violating prohibition law. Each defendant fined $15.00 and costs. Sentenced to work on roads for 12 months if guilty of any vio lation of prohibition law. Jesse Me Todd, driving drunk. Fined $50.00 and costs. A 90 day road sentence to be invoked if defendant is guilty of violat ing traffic laws of state. Sur rendered driver’s license. Robert McMillan (Colored), charged with committing perjury. Put under probation for six months, suspended upon payment of the costs. | Odell Holbrook, driving drunk, continued. Bill McCann, prayer for judg ment continued upon payment of the costs, the Court reserving the right to pronounce judgment at any subsequent term. W. M. Smith, assault. De fendant to pay $150.00 for re imbursement of Walter Spurlin, and the costs. A twelve months road sentence suspended for five years, to be invoked if defendant is guilty of violating any of the laws of the state. Dillon Sidden, driving drunk. Fined $50.00 and costa, 90-day suspended road sentence, to go into effect if during the next five years the defendant is found guilty of violation of any traffic laws of the state. Driver’s li cense revoked. A. M. Whitford (Col.), driv ing drunk. Fined $50.00 and costs, and a 90-day suspended road sentence. Driver’s license revoked. 1 ^ Fred Murphy, driving drunk. Fined $50 and costs, Suspend ed road sentence. Drivers li cense revoked. Hasten Bell, driving drunk. Fined $50 and costs. 4-months (turn to page 6, please)
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